Came to Dorchester 1632 aboard the "Lyon" with his master Israel Stoughton. Received grant of land in Dorchester in 1637. Moved to Providence in Jul 1659 (after selling his Dorchester land on 15 Nov 1658). His house was the oldest building in Providence. [ [684]]

Served as deputy to the general court in 1666, as town selectman and treasurers in the 1670s, and as a member of numerous town committees in Providence. Among other land transactions is found “On 6 June 1681 John Whipple Sr. was granted permission to exchange his twenty-five acres at Goatum valley "which he bought of Mr. Benedict Arnold" [ PrTR 8:98].”[ [501]]

Savage’s: JOHN, Providence, was first at Dorchester, as early as 1632, in the serv. of Israel Stoughton, was a carpenter, join. with the ch. in 1641, had John, bapt. 7 Mar. 1641; Sarah, 6 Feb. 1642; Samuel, 17 Mar. 1644; Eleazer, 8 Mar. 1646; Mary, 9 Apr. 1648; William, 16 May 1652; Benjamin, 4 June 1654; and David, 28 Sept. 1656; sold his ho. and 40 or 50 acres to George Minot, 1658, and rem. [[vol. 4, p. 506]] soon aft. to P. and in the summer of 1659 was adm. there as inhab. own. alleg. to the k. 31 May 1666, with his eldest s. had Joseph; Jonathan; and Abigail there; prob. d. soon aft. 16 May 1685, the date of his will.[note, will dated 1682] Sarah m. a Smith; Mary m. 9 Mar. 1666, Epenetus Olney; and Abigail m. William Hopkins.

NOTE: There are two John Whipples in Mass in the 1630s. One is a son of the Matthew Whipple from Bocking, Eng. He and his brother Matthew came over at the same time as our John. They lived in the same area in England, but no relation has been proven. The data in AF ties Mary to the wrong John. Whipple Org answers the question: http://www.whipple.org/docs/faqs.html#TwoJohns

In his will, dated 8 May 1682 and proved 27 May 1685, John Whipple Sr. of Providence "being in a great measure of health ... having many children & to prevent all differences that otherwise may hereafter arise ... having formerly given unto three of my sons all my lands ... namely Samuell, Eliazer, & William equally to be divided among them ... only excepting thirty acres which I gave unto my son John at the northwest end"; to "my three aforenamed sons, namely Samuell, Eliazer & William, each of them a quarter part of one right of commoning for pasturing, cutting of timber, & firewood"; to "my son Benjamin a right of lands in the late division which is already laid out"; to "my son David a right of lands in the late division which is already laid out unto him"; to "my son Jonathan twenty-five acres on which he now dwelleth"; to "my son Jonathan one division of lands"; to "my son Joseph my dwelling house & my three home lots & the garden next the river, also a six acre lot ... also twenty acres near Thomas Clemence his dwelling, also I give unto my son Joseph my share of meadow near Solletarey Hill & two six acre lots ... also a five acre lot lying near where William Wickenden formerly dwelt; also one division beyond the Seven Mile Line ... also I do give unto my son Joseph all other divisions which shall hereafter belong unto two rights throughout"; to "my sons John, Samuell, Eliazer, William, Benjamin, David & Jonathan unto these seven twelve pence to every of them"; to "my three daughters (namely) Sarah, Mary & Abigall unto every of them ten shillings"; to "my son Joseph all my right of lands in the Narragansett Country"; to "my son Joseph" residue; "my son Joseph my executor" [ PrTR 6:126-28]. Thomas Olney deposed that he had gone to John Whipple, at his request, and obtained clarification of some of the bequests [ PrTR 6:128-30].
   The inventory of John Whipple Sr. was taken 22 May 1685 and totalled £41 11s. 10d., including no real estate [ PrTR 6:130-34].

There’s no supporting documentation for the They or Darling name often given. Her tombstone says d. 1666, age 42, born in Dorchester. Since whites were settled only in Plymouth in 1624, she had to have been born in either Plymouth or England.